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273 lines
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Markdown
# Pandoc book template
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[](https://circleci.com/gh/wikiti/pandoc-book-template)
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[](https://github.com/nitayneeman/made-with-love/blob/master/LICENSE)
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## Description
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This repository contains a simple template for building [Pandoc](http://pandoc.org/) documents; Pandoc is a suite of tools to compile markdown files into readable files (PDF, EPUB, HTML...).
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## Usage
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### Installing
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Please, check [this page](http://pandoc.org/installing.html) for more information. On ubuntu, it can be installed as the *pandoc* package:
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```sh
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sudo apt-get install pandoc
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```
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This template uses [make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/) to build the output files, so don't forget to install it too:
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```sh
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sudo apt-get install make
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```
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To export to PDF files, make sure to install the following packages:
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```sh
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sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-recommended \
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texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-recommended
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```
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### Folder structure
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Here's a folder structure for a Pandoc book:
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```
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my-book/ # Root directory.
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|- build/ # Folder used to store builded (output) files.
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|- chapters/ # Markdowns files; one for each chapter.
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|- images/ # Images folder.
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| |- cover.png # Cover page for epub.
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|- metadata.yml # Metadata content (title, author...).
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|- Makefile # Makefile used for building our books.
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```
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### Setup generic data
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Edit the *metadata.yml* file to set configuration data:
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```yml
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---
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title: My book title
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author: Daniel Herzog
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rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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language: en-US
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tags: [book, my-book, etc]
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abstract: |
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Your summary text.
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---
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```
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You can find the list of all available keys on [this page](http://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html#extension-yaml_metadata_block).
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### Creating chapters
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Creating a new chapter is as simple as creating a new markdown file in the *chapters/* folder; you'll end up with something like this:
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```
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chapters/01-introduction.md
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chapters/02-installation.md
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chapters/03-usage.md
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chapters/04-references.md
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```
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Pandoc and Make will join them automatically ordered by name; that's why the numeric prefixes are being used.
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All you need to specify for each chapter at least one title:
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```md
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# Introduction
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This is the first paragraph of the introduction chapter.
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## First
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This is the first subsection.
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## Second
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This is the second subsection.
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```
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Each title (*#*) will represent a chapter, while each subtitle (*##*) will represent a chapter's section. You can use as many levels of sections as markdown supports.
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#### Links between chapters
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Anchor links can be used to link chapters within the book:
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```md
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// chapters/01-introduction.md
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# Introduction
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For more information, check the [Usage] chapter.
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// chapters/02-installation.md
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# Usage
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...
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```
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If you want to rename the reference, use this syntax:
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```md
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For more information, check [this](#usage) chapter.
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```
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Anchor names should be downcased, and spaces, colons, semicolons... should be replaced with hyphens. Instead of `Chapter title: A new era`, you have: `#chapter-title-a-new-era`.
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#### Links between sections
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It's the same as anchor links:
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```md
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# Introduction
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## First
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For more information, check the [Second] section.
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## Second
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...
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```
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Or, with al alternative name:
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```md
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For more information, check [this](#second) section.
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```
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### Inserting objects
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Text. That's cool. What about images and tables?
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#### Insert an image
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Use Markdown syntax to insert an image with a caption:
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```md
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```
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Pandoc will automatically convert the image into a figure (image + caption).
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If you want to resize the image, you may use this syntax, available in Pandoc 1.16:
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```md
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{ width=50% height=50% }
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```
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Also, to reference an image, use LaTeX labels:
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Please, admire the gloriousnes of Figure \ref{seagull_image}.
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```
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#### Insert a table
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Use markdown table, and use the `Table: <Your table description>` syntax to add a caption:
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```md
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| Index | Name |
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| ----- | ---- |
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| 0 | AAA |
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| 1 | BBB |
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| ... | ... |
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Table: This is an example table.
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```
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If you want to reference a table, use LaTeX labels:
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```md
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Please, check Table /ref{example_table}.
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| Index | Name |
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| ----- | ---- |
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| 0 | AAA |
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| 1 | BBB |
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| ... | ... |
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Table: This is an example table.\label{example_table}
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```
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#### Insert an equation
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Wrap a LaTeX math equation between `$` delimiters for inline (tiny) formulas:
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```md
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This, $\mu = \sum_{i=0}^{N} \frac{x_i}{N}$, the mean equation, ...
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```
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Pandoc will transform them automatically into images using online services.
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If you want to center the equation instead of inlining it, use double `$$` delimiters:
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$$\mu = \sum_{i=0}^{N} \frac{x_i}{N}$$
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```
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[Here](https://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php)'s an online equation editor.
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### Output
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This template uses *Makefile* to automatize the building process. Instead of using the *pandoc cli util*, we're going to use some *make* commands.
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#### Export to PDF
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Use this command:
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```sh
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make pdf
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```
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The generated file will be placed in *build/pdf*.
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Please, note that PDF file generation requires some extra dependencies (~ 800 MB):
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```sh
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sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-base texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-latex-extra
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```
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#### Export to EPUB
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Use this command:
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```sh
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make epub
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```
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The generated file will be placed in *build/epub*.
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#### Export to HTML
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Use this command:
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```sh
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make html
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```
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The generated file(s) will be placed in *build/html*.
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#### Extra configuration
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If you want to configure the output, you'll probably have to look the [Pandoc Manual](http://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html) for further information about pdf (LaTeX) generation, custom styles, etc.
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## References
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- [Pandoc](http://pandoc.org/)
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- [Pandoc Manual](http://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html)
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- [Wikipedia: Markdown](http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown)
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## Contributors
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This project has been developed by:
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| Avatar | Name | Nickname | Email |
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|  | Daniel Herzog | Wikiti | [info@danielherzog.es](mailto:info@danielherzog.es)
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